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7 Absolutely Free PDF Editting Softwares

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:50 PM PDT

Whether we like it or not, the Adobe's PDF file has become the standard for shipping documents back and forth on the internet. It's not a bad way to go; PDF files include text, images, they can have editable portions, and they can have excellent compression provided you use them right. The other side of the equation is that Adobe's Reader has tended to feel a bit slow and bloated. Numerous developers take advantage of this fact and create programs that offer effective alternatives to Acrobat. Check out our list of these programs and take advantage of these tools that are full of some of the best PDF features and functions.

1) PDFill PDF Editor 8.0

Adobe Reader, software used to view and fill PDF forms, is installed on most every computer. With Adobe Reader, you can sometimes enter data into a PDF form and print it, but you are unable to save the completed form to your computer. Also, some PDF forms do not allow you to fill in any fields. Up until now, the only solution to these problems was to purchase the Adobe Acrobat software package at a cost of around $500. With PDFill Editor you can do the above tasks for a fraction of that cost. You can also add comments, annotations, text, or shapes to the PDF and resave it.

2) Nitro PDF Reader

View, review, and create PDF files without compromise with the free solution PCWorld deemed "the most powerful free PDF reading and creation tool you can find…"

Key benefits

Create PDF from 300+ file types.
Comment, review, and collaborate on PDF files.
100% compatibility with Adobe^® Acrobat^® and other common solutions.
Fill, save, and submit PDF forms.
Enable/disable JavaScript™ and control Web-based interactivity from PDF files

3) Foxit PDF Editor

Foxit PDF Editor is the only real PDF editor. Unlike other so-called "PDF Editor", which only works with notes or limited page contents, Foxit PDF Editor allows you to modify any page contents within any PDF document. You can select, insert, change, remove, rotate, copy and paste texts, images, graphics and shadings. You can insert, import, delete pages or design page layout. After you finish editing, you can print out the result PDF file or save it to overwrite the original file or create a new file.

4) MicroAdobe PDF Editor

This is one of the more professional PDF editors out there, as it has been compared to Microsoft Word for its ease of use, and the amount of features it contains. These include: hyperlink insertion, picture removal/adding, font editing, and background changing features. It is definitely worth a try.

5) Bluebeam PDF

This is arguably the one of the most strongest and powerful PDF editor. Although the retail price is a bit high, you can get a fully working free trial of it for 30 days, to evaluate it. Not only can it edit PDFs with the highest quality and accuracy, but it can also convert such files as .docs, or .txts into .pdfs.

6) VeryPDF

VeryPDF PDF Editor is an easy-to-use application designed for users familiar with Microsoft Office and similar applications. VeryPDF PDF Editor provides tools to enable you freely write your own comments to the PDF document and share the comments with others. It also provides a very convenient way for you to add contents or change the text or add text in any font you like, especially in filling out electronic forms, correct spelling errors, delete words completely and so on. You can save, move, copy, paste and print the comments and contents. Convert PDF format files to Text files, BMP files, TIFF files, GIF files and so on. Create other format file to PDF file.

7) eXPert PDF Editor

eXPert PDF Editor is the solution for viewing/printing and editing pdf documents. With eXPert PDF Editor you can view, navigate, manipulate, mark-up and save PDF files while still maintaining the integrity of the original documents..eXPert PDF editor allows full editing on pdf documents (Pro edition) with out the needs of external applications. While other editors are limited to specific pdf objects editing or aplly many kind of limitations on pdf editing expert pdf editor will allow you to modify any object with its unique WYSIWYG interface and functionaltiy.

With eXPert PDF Editor, you can significantly accelerate your review cycles using powerful commenting tools, while protecting the integrity of your source document. eXpert PDF Editor also allows you to easily insert, extract, delete and rotate, and re-order pages from multiple PDF files to produce one PDF file

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